Lynn Helding

The Musician's Mind

Teaching, Learning, and Performance in the Age of Brain Science

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Produktbeschreibung

The Musician's Mind translates the latest cognitive and neuroscience research into clear, compelling concepts that enlighten the central pursuits of musicians' lives: teaching, learning, and performance. No matter your instrument or level of musical ability, this book will show you new ways to optimize your mind's creative power and wellbeing.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 719g
• ISBN-13: 9781538109946
• ISBN-10: 1538109948
• Artikelnr.: 57572217

Autorenporträt

Lynn Helding serves as associate professor of vocal pedagogy and studio voice teacher at Thornton School of Music. Ms. Helding is a thought-leader within the dynamic field of contemporary voice science, or vocology, and thus was elected to head the founding of the first non-profit vocology association, PAVA. She is an associate editor of the Journal of Singing and creator/author of the journal's "Mindful Voice" column, which illuminates current research in the cognitive, neuro- and social sciences as they relate to music teaching, learning and performance. She is in demand as a master teacher and popular lecturer on cognitive topics at universities, conferences and workshops across the United States and Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: A New Enchantment A New Enchantment The Brain on Music The
"Mozart Effect" Music and the Mind Chapter 1: Science, Art and The Missing
Mind What Revolution? Mindless Behaviorism The New Science of Mind Music as
a Weapon Science and Art C.P. Snow's "Two Cultures" The "Third Culture" The
Theory of Multiple Intelligences The Rescue of Emotion The Other Half of
the Truth The Mind-Body Problem Neuroaesthetics Cautious Enchantment
Chapter 2: Groundwork: at the Foothills Neuromyths and Brainscams In the
Shadow of the "Mozart Effect" Tracking a Scientific Legend Exposure Is Not
Learning The Left Brain Right Brain Dichotomy Brain Personalities and
Learning Styles Real Brain Gains What is the Use of Music? The Big One
Know-That and Know-How How the Thing Works Chapter 3: How Learning Works
Two Basic Modes of Information Processing Learning Defined The Triumvirate
of Learning Step One: Attention Attention Aides: Emotion and Desire
Attention Aides: Motivation and Rewards Attention Aide: Goal-Setting
Attention Aide: Sleep Step Two: Learning Chunking Constructed Memories Step
Three: Memory Neurogenesis and Neural Plasticity The Plastic Paradox Back
to the Body Chapter 4: Learned Movement: Motor Learning The Question is
How, Not What Motor Learning and Performance Differences Between Learning
and Performance Performance Shifts: Upsides and Downsides Negative
Performance Shifts and 'Unlearning' The Path to Carnegie Hall Three Rule of
Practice Motor Imagery: Thinking About Doing Controlled versus Automatic
Processes: Learning/Have Learned Feedback Inherent Feedback Vision Singers'
Alternative Facts: Cognitive Dissonance Proprioception Augmented Feedback
Concurrent Augmented Feedback Terminal Feedback Feedback Frequency
Knowledge of Performance and Knowledge of Results Too Much Information?
Hands Off The Theory of Attentional Focus Attentional Focus in Music Novice
Learners and Internal Focus Challenges to "The Maxim" and "Just-do-it"
Flexible Attention Planning for Disruptions: Training How to Think Training
Embodied Cognition Chapter 5: Performance Studies Deliberate Practice
Cognitive Demands of Deliberate Practice Emotional Demands of Deliberate
Practice Grit Beyond Deliberate Practice Early Starts and Caring Mentors
Tiger Moms and Helicopter Parents The Inverse Power of Praise Building
Motivation Self-Esteem Theory Nature/Nurture The Talent Account: So What?
Toxic Talent and Social Justice The Good Enough Musician Chapter 6: Mind
Games Break A Leg! - and Other Mind Games Music Performance Anxiety (MPA)
Causes of MPA The Physiological Basis of Performance Anxiety Beyond MPA
Choking Under Pressure Causes of Choking: The Theory of Explicit Monitoring
Causes of Choking: The Theory of Distraction The White Bear Problem and the
Ironic Effect The Upside of Anxiety Researched Treatments for MPA Standard
Psychotherapies for MPA Alternative Therapies for MPA Alexander Technique
Yoga Experimental Strategies for MPA Exposure Therapy and Stress
Conditioning Resilience Training Power Posing Meditation Holistic Word Cues
"Avoid Avoiding" Stories of MPA Importance of Venue and Evaluative Threat
An Antidote to Perfectionism Embody the Fear Deliberate Practice Redux
Routines and Rituals "Deliberate Calm" The Upside of Quitting Good Luck -
and Break a Leg! Chapter 7: the Digital Brain Digital Heaven Trouble in
Paradise: The "Screen Invasion" Multitasking: "Dumbing Down the World"
Interruption Science and Acquired ADD Zebras Don't Multitask, Either
Internet Addiction Who is Minding the Store? The Plastic Paradox and
Digital Technology Who Cares if You Listen? The Problem of Audience
Attention Dialing Down Empathy Chapter 8: Emotion, Empathy and the
Unification of Art and Science Emotion Understanding Empathy Paying
Attention To Empathy Empathy And Goodness Empathy And Bias Leveraging
Homophily Instilling Empathy Through Art Coda: The Fourth Culture And The
Unification Of Art And Science